| Collinsia multicolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Collinsia |
| Species: | C. multicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Collinsia multicolor | |
| Synonyms | |
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Collinsia franciscana | |
Collinsia multicolor is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, known by the common names San Francisco blue eyed Mary[2] and San Francisco collinsia. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area, where it is known from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. As of 2008 there are 22 known occurrences.[3] Populations south of Santa Cruz have been extirpated.[4]
The plant grows in coniferous forests and shady, moist habitats of the coastal chaparral scrub.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Collinsia multicolor". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ Elkhorn Slough Local Profile